Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2020-01-14

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Jan 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 366▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
120 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 140▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers, heifers and slaughter cows all sold mostly steady. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder dairy calves sold steady

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,54765.121,00812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58756.1589118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38150.9870418
CowsLean 85-90%High1,24342.2452524
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,53085.831,3134thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,52879.351,2123thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,66770.401,1748thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,341118.391,5885thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328108.951,4476thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,400104.001,4561thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,358120.021,62912
SteersChoiceAverage1,376114.271,57215
SteersSelectAverage1,218105.491,28514

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 110093.33/cwt23
BullsNumber 29449.34/cwt13
BullsNumber 38317.62/cwt22
BullsUtility769.54/cwt13
HeifersNumber 111357.50/cwt2
HeifersNumber 29525.00/cwt1

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,218105.49/cwt100.00–110.001,28514
Steers—Choice and Prime1,357120.02/cwt117.50–123.001,62911
Steers—Choice and Prime1,365120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6381
Steers—Choice1,376114.27/cwt110.00–118.001,57215
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,328108.95/cwt106.50–114.001,4476
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,341118.39/cwt115.50–120.501,5885
Heifers—Select1,400104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27454.24/cwt40.00–61.006914
Bulls——1,67968.56/cwt63.00–77.001,1517
Bulls——1,72084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09135.89/cwt26.00–40.003927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27543.91/cwt40.00–48.0056015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29548.71/cwt45.00–52.0063111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51654.55/cwt52.00–58.508277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,53551.97/cwt49.50–54.007982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54853.56/cwt51.00–55.508299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62558.74/cwt56.50–61.509559
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,52879.35/cwt78.00–81.001,2123
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,53085.83/cwt85.00–88.001,3134
Dairy Steers—Select1,66770.40/cwt66.00–73.001,1748
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 1Crossbred7565.00/cwt65.00–65.00491
Heifers—Number 29525.00/cwt25.00–25.00241
Heifers—Number 115050.00/cwt50.00–50.00751
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility625.00/cwt5.00–5.0033
Bulls—Utility7410.34/cwt10.00–12.0086
Bulls—Number 37511.67/cwt10.00–25.0099
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross83107.27/cwt100.00–115.00892
Bulls—Number 38320.41/cwt12.00–40.00177
Bulls—Utility8310.00/cwt10.00–10.0082
Bulls—Number 28525.67/cwt20.00–30.00223
Bulls—Number 39120.93/cwt15.00–25.00195
Bulls—Number 29247.84/cwt30.00–80.00445
Bulls—Number 19374.20/cwt47.00–95.00696
Bulls—Utility9513.50/cwt10.00–17.00132
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100162.50/cwt155.00–170.001632
Bulls—Number 210165.05/cwt40.00–85.00665
Bulls—Number 110286.81/cwt65.00–95.00898
Bulls—Number 310535.00/cwt35.00–35.00371
Bulls—Number 111290.76/cwt85.00–97.001023
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross115105.00/cwt105.00–105.001211
Bulls—Number 112090.00/cwt90.00–90.001081

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.